Show of Hands: Enrollment in Early Education in the United States versus Denmark
Research has shown that high-quality ECEC lessens the inequality gap between children of disadvantaged and advantaged backgrounds, increasing the income potential and opportunities for upward social mobility for low-income children later in life. Thus, the US should follow in the footsteps of Nordic countries by improving its ECEC system.
Blockchain: An Unlikely Advocate for Women
Despite global actions to reduce sexism, women are still seen as legally inferior in many countries. Can technology help combat this social injustice?
How Kurdish Women are Setting The World Standard for Feminism
A prominent women’s movement has come to thrive in an unlikely place: Kurdistan. With insight from a Kurdish scholar, it becomes evident that Kurdish women’s political activism, role in guerilla fighting, and superb organization should serve as an exemplar for the American feminist movement.
UBI: The Global Antipoverty Experiment
The back and forth of the best way to resolve wealth inequality may appear endless to most. Can a solution as simple as putting cash directly into the hands of the poor really have a profound effect on putting an end to poverty?
The C'est La Vie Paradox: A Perspective on Student Loans
While student loans may be categorized as the gateway to a chance at a better future, the price we pay for our education has increasingly become a matter of reaching the bottom-line for many of our academic institutions. Staff writer David Ramirez speaks on the challenges students face in taking on student loans, and gives some insight on how to mitigate the financial burden.
DIGITAL INDIA: GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF INDIA'S TECHNOLOGICAL BOOM
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad covers a GPS event on India's technological advancement.
PORTUGAL, U.S. AND MEXICO: LESSONS FROM DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION (PART TWO)
Editor in Chief Mekalyn Rose discusses the racial and political origins of U.S. drug policies and their consequential role in shaping the growing opioid crisis.
ERADICATING THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING ON YOUNG GIRLS IN SIERRA LEONE
Contributing Writer Ami Bhakta proposes educational initiatives to end female genital cutting in Sierra Leone.
EDUCATION: NEPAL'S TICKET TO THE WORLD STAGE
Staff Writer Bailey Marsheck argues that inadequate reach of education has limited Nepal's ability to keep up with the advancement of its neighbors. However, changes may be on the horizon.
INTERSECTIONS AND INSIGHT: INTERVIEWS WITH UCSD'S THIRD CULTURE KIDS
Staff Writer Madisen Ro interviews UCSD students about their international backgrounds and identities
OP-ED: URGING UCSD TO HELP REFUGEES THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
UCSD Student Aisha Subhan explains in an op-ed why UCSD should help Syrian refugees.
AMERICAN EDUCATION: THE LIGHT BETWEEN THE AMERICAN WAKING LIFE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
Guest Writer Shahbaz Shaikh analyzes the impact of Betsy Devos' plans on American Education and how this will in turn affect the American Dream.
2/11/17: THE WEEK IN TRUMP
This is the second installment of a new weekly feature which will provide a brief summary of the week’s most prominent actions by the Trump Administration, as well as discussing some of their implications. The discussion of each topic will be relatively brief by necessity; please contact us if you feel we have neglected a significant action by the Administration or an important aspect of any issue.
THE GLOBAL FORUM: THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
The Global Forum at UCSD hosts panelists discussing various important issues. This week, they discussed the consequences of the next four years regarding the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION: FAR FROM FREE
Staff Writer Lauren Lam takes a look at the unjust freedom of religion ever so promised in France and Canada.